June 2026 · Olivia SmithWhy Slow Reading Is the Most Radical Act of 2026The infinite scroll trained us to skim. Here is how a global book club is teaching readers to linger again, and why it matters more than ever.
June 2026 · Naomi ColeThe Quiet Comeback of the Independent BookstoreAfter two decades of decline, independent bookstores are opening faster than Starbucks. We visited eleven of them to find out why.
May 2026 · Priya RamanThe Banned Book List Everyone Should Read This YearCensorship is on the rise on every continent. Here are the twelve books being challenged the most in 2026, and why each one is worth your time.
May 2026 · Lin WeiHow AI Is Quietly Rewriting the Publishing IndustryGenerative AI was supposed to flood bookstores with garbage. Instead, something stranger is happening. A field report from inside the industry.
April 2026 · Camila ReyesReading Across Time Zones: The Rise of Global Book ClubsA reader in Lagos, a reader in Lima, and a reader in Lisbon walk into a Zoom. The transcript will surprise you.
April 2026 · Sofia MarchettiThe Comfort Reread: Why We Return to the Same BookNine readers explain the book they have read more than ten times, and what it does for them that nothing else can.
March 2026 · Hannah ReyesHow to Build a Reading Habit That Survives a Burnout YearA practical, science-backed guide to reading more even when you have less. From a writer who lost her job, her sleep, and her concentration, all in the same quarter.
March 2026 · Elena PetrovaThe Translators Are the Real Heroes of World LiteratureWe can name the authors. We cannot always name the people who let us read them. A long overdue tribute to the invisible craft of translation.
February 2026 · The EditorsThe Year in Debut Novels: Twelve First Books You Will Be Talking AboutOur annual roundup of the strongest first novels of the year, picked by twelve curators across nine countries.
February 2026 · Maya ChenWhat We Lose When We Stop Annotating BooksA defense of marginalia in an age of perfect-condition paperbacks. Why your great-grandchild deserves the gift of your handwriting.
